2018–19 UAB Blazers women's basketball team

The 2018–19 UAB Blazers women's basketball team represents the University of Alabama at Birmingham during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blazers, led by sixth year head coach Randy Norton, play their home games at the Bartow Arena and are members of Conference USA.[1][2][3] They finished the season 26–7, 12–4 in C-USA play to finish in second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the C-USA women's tournament where they lost to Middle Tennessee. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Troy in the first round before losing to Arkansas in the second round.

2018–19 UAB Blazers women's basketball
FGCU Hilton Inn Garden Classic Champions
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceConference USA
Record26–7 (12–4 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Taren Martin
  • Reagan Miller
  • Dodie Dunson II
Home arenaBartow Arena
2018–19 Conference USA women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 21 Rice160 1.000284  .875
UAB124 .750267  .788
Middle Tennessee115 .6882311  .676
Western Kentucky115 .6882015  .571
Old Dominion106 .6252111  .656
Marshall106 .6251715  .531
Charlotte97 .5631814  .563
Southern Miss97 .5631814  .563
North Texas79 .4381816  .529
Louisiana Tech610 .3751416  .467
UTEP511 .313922  .290
UTSA214 .125721  .250
FIU214 .125524  .172
Florida Atlantic214 .125525  .167
2019 C-USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2018–19 UAB Blazers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Miyah Barnes 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) JrCentral HS Memphis, TN
G 1 Margaret Whitley 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrGeneva HS Geneva, IL
G 3 Angela Vendrell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrCB Claret Benimaclet Alicante, Spain
F 4 Talia Roldan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SoAndrean Griffith, IN
G 5 Emily Frasco 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrProspect HS Mount Prospect, IL
F 10 Sara Rosenfeldt 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrSt. Charles East HS St. Charles, IL
G 12 Trista Magee 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS JrPresbyterian Christian
Alabama
Ellisville, MS
F 13 Katelynn Thomas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrShades Valley HS Birmingham, AL
G 20 Deanna Kuzmanic 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrWheeling HS Wheeling, IL
G 22 Maya Garland 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS SrFenwick HS River Forest, IL
G 23 Lea Kerstein 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS SoMontini Catholic HS West Chicago, IL
G 24 Audrey Jordan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrCarl Harrison HS Kennesaw, GA
G 32 Rachael Childress 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrLawrence County HS Moulton, AL
F 34 Imani Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrDesoto Central HS Southaven, MS
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

[4]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/30/2018*
6:00 pm
Miles W 95–53 
Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
11/03/2018*
12:00 pm
Young Harris W 101–37 
Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
Non-conference regular season
11/09/2018*
6:00 pm
Appalachian State W 80–61  1–0
Bartow Arena (301)
Birmingham, AL
11/15/2018*
6:00 pm
Memphis W 85–54  2–0
Bartow Arena (352)
Birmingham, AL
11/20/2018*
12:00 pm
at Chicago State W 90–45  3–0
Jones Convocation Center (350)
Chicago, IL
11/22/2018*
5:15 pm
vs. Oklahoma
Junkanoo Jam Junkanoo Division semifinals
W 89–84  4–0
Gateway Christian Academy 
Bimini, Bahamas
11/24/2018*
1:00 pm
vs. No. 11 Tennessee
Junkanoo Jam Junkanoo Division championship
L 69–73 OT 4–1
Gateway Christian Academy (250)
Bimini, Bahamas
11/28/2018*
6:00 pm
Alabama A&M W 82–47  5–1
Bartow Arena (327)
Birmingham, AL
11/30/2018*
6:00 pm
Alcorn State W 80–53  6–1
Bartow Arena (349)
Birmingham, AL
12/05/2018*
6:00 pm
at Samford W 66–41  7–1
Pete Hanna Center (402)
Homewood, AL
12/08/2018*
2:00 pm
McNeese State W 91–48  8–1
Bartow Arena (303)
Birmingham, AL
12/16/2018*
3:00 pm
at Alabama State W 62–47  9–1
Dunn–Oliver Acadome 
Montgomery, AL
12/20/2018*
4:00 pm
vs. Coppin State
FGCU Hilton Inn Garden Classic
W 86–61  10–1
Alico Arena 
Fort Myers, FL
12/21/2018*
6:00 pm
at Florida Gulf Coast
FGCU Hilton Inn Garden Classic
W 62–60  11–1
Alico Arena (1,721)
Fort Myers, FL
12/30/2018*
2:00 pm
Alabama–Huntsville W 83–58  12–1
Bartow Arena (521)
Birmingham, AL
Conference USA regular season
01/03/2019
6:00 pm
at Florida Atlantic W 89–64  13–1 (1–0)
FAU Arena (345)
Boca Raton, FL
01/05/2019
1:00 pm
at FIU W 83–59  14–1 (2–0)
Ocean Bank Convocation Center 
Miami, FL
01/10/2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Louisiana Tech L 68–73  14–2 (2–1)
Bartow Arena (582)
Birmingham, AL
01/12/2019
2:00 pm
Southern Miss W 71–60  15–2 (3–1)
Bartow Arena (658)
Birmingham, AL
01/17/2019
7:00 pm
at UTEP W 74–48  16–2 (4–1)
Don Haskins Center (459)
El Paso, TX
01/19/2019
1:00 pm
at UTSA W 59–42  17–2 (5–1)
Convocation Center (460)
San Antonio, TX
01/24/2019
11:00 am
North Texas W 70–60  18–2 (6–1)
Bartow Arena (988)
Birmingham, AL
01/26/2019
1:00 pm
Rice L 43–55  18–3 (6–2)
Bartow Arena (635)
Birmingham, AL
02/02/2018
6:00 pm
at Middle Tennessee L 44–60  18–4 (6–3)
Murphy Center (3,933)
Murfreesboro, TN
02/07/2019
5:30 pm, ESPN+
at Old Dominion W 69–61  19–4 (7–3)
Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,560)
Norfolk, VA
02/09/2019
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Charlotte L 56–60  19–5 (7–4)
Dale F. Halton Arena (1,002)
Charlotte, NC
02/14/2019
6:00 pm
Marshall W 77–59  20–5 (8–4)
Bartow Arena (401)
Birmingham, AL
02/16/2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Western Kentucky W 70–63  21–5 (9–4)
Bartow Arena (634)
Birmingham, AL
02/23/2019
2:00 pm
Middle Tennessee W 77–72 OT 22–5 (10–4)
Bartow Arena (487)
Birmingham, AL
03/02/2019
2:00 pm
UTEP W 68–45  23–5 (11–4)
Bartow Arena (698)
Birmingham, AL
03/07/2019
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at Louisiana Tech W 95–69  24–5 (12–4)
Thomas Assembly Center (1,683)
Ruston, LA
Conference USA Women's Tournament
Mar 14, 2019
1:30 pm, ESPN+
(2) vs. (7) Charlotte
Quarterfinals
W 70–55  25–5
The Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
Mar 14, 2019
8:00 pm, Stadium
(2) vs. (3) Middle Tennessee
Semifinals
L 65–75  25–6
The Ford Center at The Star (2,592)
Frisco, TX
WNIT
Mar 21, 2019*
6:00 pm
at Troy
First Round
W 93–89  26–6
Trojan Arena (2,451)
Troy, AL
Mar 24, 2019*
2:00 pm
at Arkansas
Second Round
L 52–100  26–7
Bud Walton Arena (3,939)
Fayetteville, AR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
PollPre-
Season
Week
2
Week
3
Week
4
Week
5
Week
6
Week
7
Week
8
Week
9
Week
10
Week
11
Week
12
Week
13
Week
14
Week
15
Week
16
Week
17
Week
18
Week
19
Final
AP N/A
Coaches RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

References

  1. "University of Alabama Birmingham" (PDF). Uabsports.com. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  2. Jeff Goodman. "UAB Blazers Women's Basketball – Blazers News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  3. UAB Blazers. "UAB Blazers on Yahoo! Sports – News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  4. "University of Alabama Birmingham". Uabsports.com.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.